Quick Guide to ITAM CSI
This article provides a quick introduction to ITAM CSI and the value it brings in maintaining momentum in your ITAM practice. We cover CSI in ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 21, 2016
Best Practice
ITAM, SAM and software license management are continually-evolving disciplines. At the same time, the remit for ITAM continues to expand as the industry matures. What was cutting edge just a few years ago is ITAM bread-and-butter today. Keep you and your team up-to-date on the latest ITAM practices here.
Podcast Episode 25: Data quality, toasters and the internet of things
In this podcast I’m joined by Mike Jones at Airtrack and Dave Bowser at Raynet. We discuss the role of data quality in ITAM and ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 18, 2016
Live from SAMPARIS16 – French SAM market growing, beware HP software audit risk
I’m at SAMPARIS2016 in Paris for the second annual SAM event hosted by Easytrust. I attended the event last year too and it’s great to ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 14, 2016
SAM Tool Selection Kit (Free Download)
I’m pleased to share a SAM Tool Selection Tool Kit for ITAM Review readers facing the challenge of the SAM tool selection process. The RFI ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 13, 2016
$247 Average software waste per user
1E have published some interesting research into the volume of unused software in large organizations. Their analysis is based on reviewing the actual usage data ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 3, 2016
2016 SAM Tools Universe
I am pleased to announce the publication of our ‘2016 SAM Tools Universe‘ report, an independent assessment of leading SAM tools for large enterprises. It ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 27, 2016
Colin Simmons, Kingfisher: “Maintaining momentum in your ITAM practice”
In preparation for our next training webinar on the 29th September I spoke with Colin Simmons, Group IT Asset Manager at Kingfisher IT Services about ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 27, 2016
The rising importance of user management
In this video Filipa Preston, CEO of Software Optimization Services (SOS), shares why she believes user management is a growing priority for Software Asset Managers. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 8, 2016
ServiceNow enters SAM market by the back door, upsets partners
I’ve heard from ITAM Review readers that ServiceNow is approaching them with a full SAM offering in partnership with another software company. This is in ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 1, 2016
Event: ISO/IEC ITAM Standards Summit
UPDATE: Event cancelled due to insufficient interest. A public event to discuss ISO/IEC ITAM Standards Working Group 21 (WG21), the group that develops ITAM standards, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 30, 2016
Increasing your chances of a favourable audit settlement
In this video, Brian Ross Global Audit Director of Veritas Technologies, talks to us about increasing your chances of a favourable audit settlement by maintaining a positive and productive relationship ... Read more
Written by: Victoria Kealy
Published on: August 11, 2016
How to conquer complex licensing
Our 12-box training module back in June covered ‘How to sweat software assets’ and manage entitlement, this month we extend the topic by looking at the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 9, 2016
How SAM empowers CyberSecurity
In this video Vincent Smyth, SVP EMEA of Flexera Software shares his opinion on the increased level security risks relating to applications over the past two ... Read more
Written by: Victoria Kealy
Published on: August 4, 2016
Quick guide to Microsoft BYOL (Bring your own licensing)
This quick guide to Microsoft BYOL (Bring Your Own Licensing) has been contributed by Deepika Shrivastava. Cloud computing has been attributed with increasing competitiveness through cost ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: August 2, 2016
Getting Started with SAM
In this video, Richard Spithoven from b.lay shares his advice for those getting started with Software Asset Management (SAM). Richard covers the three fundamentals of SAM (People, Process ... Read more
Written by: Victoria Kealy
Published on: July 28, 2016
ITAM Review Podcast Episode 24: ITAM Futures
Ahead of our US & UK Annual Conferences this Autumn, Martin Thompson speaks with three representatives from a few of our Sponsors in the ITAM market who ... Read more
Written by: Victoria Kealy
Published on: July 26, 2016
Microsoft: “Shelfware should be conceded”
Mark Bradford, UK head of Software Asset Management (SAM) and Compliance at Microsoft, suggests that Shelfware should be conceded and customers should not be punished for honest ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 19, 2016
Land and expand…. what is possible when SAM is done right
In the video below I interview Filipa Preston, CEO of Software Optimization Services from Perth in Australia. Filipa describes her recent Microsoft 2016 SAM Partner of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 11, 2016
The Importance of IT Asset Lifecycle Management
This article has been contributed by Patricia Adams, ITAM expert at LANDESK. The importance of IT Asset Lifecycle Management In today’s business environment, where some ... Read more
Written by: Patricia Adams
Published on: July 11, 2016
How independent is your “independent” software advisor?
In this article, Gillian Leicester, Co-Founder of Synyega, joint double winner of ITAM Review’s “ITAM Professional of the Year 2015” and the “ITAM Project/Implementation of ... Read more
Written by: Gillian Leicester
Published on: July 5, 2016